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1,380 bills referred in the 112th Congress

13,001 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 109th at 1,652. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 25

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MT	Max Baucus	Chair
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman
R-TX	John Cornyn
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV
R-NV	John EnsignLeft May 3, 2011
D-MA	John F. Kerry
R-SD	John Thune
R-AZ	Jon Kyl
D-ND	Kent Conrad
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
R-KS	Pat Roberts
R-NC	Richard BurrJoined Oct 10, 2011
D-NJ	Robert Menendez
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
R-OK	Tom Coburn

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 6

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6655	Protect our Kids Act of 2012	Discharged From	Jan 2, 2013
S 3714	CALM Act	Referred To	Dec 30, 2012
S 3667	A bill to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA.	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2012
SJRES 51	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury relating to taxable medical devices.	Referred To	Dec 21, 2012
S 3705	Protect our Kids Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 21, 2012
HR 1509	Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 21, 2012
S 3700	Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012
S 3699	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-842	Nominations of William B. Schultz and Christopher J. Meade104 pages	Dec 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-840	Improving Care for Dually-Eligible Beneficiaries: a Progress Update104 pages 4 witnesses Bella, Melanie, Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, DC Betlach, Thomas J., Director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Phoenix, AZ Lindeblad, MaryAnne, Director, Washington State Health Care Authority, Olympia, WA McCarthy, John B., Director, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Health Plans, Columbus, OH	Dec 13, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-814	Tax Reform and Federal Energy Policy: Incentives to Promote Energy Efficiency211 pagesOn S. 1914, S. 3352, S. 3591 4 witnesses Arvizu, Dr. Dan, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO Nadel, Steve, executive director, American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy, Washington, DC Wagner, Mark F., vice president, government relations, Johnson Controls, Inc., Washington, DC Golden, Matt, principal, Efficiency.org, and policy chair, Efficiency First, San Francisco, CA	Dec 12, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-810	Nominations of Albert F. Lauber and Ronald Lee Buch42 pages	Dec 11, 2012
Serial No. 112-29	Tax Reform and the Tax Treatment of Capital Gains162 pages 5 witnesses Mr. David H. Brockway, Partner, Bingham McCutchen, LLP Dr. Lawrence B. Lindsey, President & CEO, The Lindsey Group Dr. Leonard E. Burman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor of Public Affairs at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University Mr. David L. Verrill, Founder and Managing Director, Hub Angels Investment Group, LLC Mr. William D. Stanfill, General Partner, Montegra Capital Income Fund, Founding Partner, TrailHead Ventures, L.P	Sep 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-806	Healing in Indian Country: Ensuring Access to Quality Health Care76 pages 3 witnesses Black Eagle, Hon. Cedric, Chairman, Crow Nation, Crow Agency, MT Pretty On Top, Henry, Cabinet Head, Crow Agency Health and Human Services, Crow Agency, MT McSwain, Robert G., M.P.A., Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service, Rockville, MD	Aug 8, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-805	Tax Reform: Examining the Taxation of Business Entities116 pages 4 witnesses LeFrak, Harrison T., vice chairman, The LeFrak Organization, New York, NY Trier, Dana L., adjunct professor in taxation, University of Miami School of Law, and lecturer in law, Columbia University Law School, New York, NY Warren, Alvin C., Ropes and Gray professor of law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA de Hosson, Fred C., partner, Baker and McKenzie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Aug 1, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-803	Education Tax Incentives and Tax Reform212 pages 5 witnesses Cruzado, Dr. Waded, president, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Munson, Lynne, president and executive director, Common Core, Washington, DC Dynarski, Dr. Susan, professor of public policy and education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Hodge, Scott, president, Tax Foundation, Washington, DC White, James, Director, Tax Issues, Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC	Jul 25, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 112-227	A Bill to Create a Citrus Trust Fund, to Renew and Modify the Cotton Trust Fund, and to Modify and Extend the Wool Trust FundOn S. 3568	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-226	Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability ActOn S. 3406	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-225	Amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to Extend the Third- Country Fabric Program and to Add South Sudan to the List of Countries Eligible for Designation Under the Act, to Make Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Relating to the Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to Approve the Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3326	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-224	United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActOn S. 1643	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-223	United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActOn S. 1642	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-222	United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation ActOn S. 1641	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-209	Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2012On S. 3524	Sep 10, 2012
S. Rept. 112-208	Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012On S. 3521	Aug 28, 2012

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1920	F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2020, vice Daniel Pearson, term expired.United States International Trade Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 11, 2012
PN1833	Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, vice George Wheeler Madison, resigned.Department of the Treasury	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Aug 2, 2012
PN1525	William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, vice Daniel Meron.Department of Health and Human Services	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Apr 18, 2012
PN1165	Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, vice Donald M. Berwick, resigned.Department of Health and Human Services	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 1, 2011
PN1122	Mark J. Mazur, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Michael F. Mundaca, resigned.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Aug 2, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2011
PN1108	Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2017, vice Deanna Tanner Okun, term expired.United States International Trade Commission	Confirmed Aug 2, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 8, 2011
PN991	Matthew S. Rutherford, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Mary John Miller.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Aug 2, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 23, 2011
PN966	Alastair M. Fitzpayne, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Kim N. Wallace.Department of the Treasury	Confirmed Mar 29, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 15, 2011

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8774	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Health and Human Services' report to Congress on activities of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8773	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "National Coverage Determinations for Fiscal Year 2011"; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8772	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit; Update of Notice 2009-89" (Notice 2012-54) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 31, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8760	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Partner's Distributive Share" (RIN1545-BJ37) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8759	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Payout Requirements for Type III Supporting Organizations That Are Not Functionally Integrated" (RIN1545-BG31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8758	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Use of Controlled Corporations to Avoid the Application of Section 304" (RIN1545-BI13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8745	A communication from the Chief of the Border Security Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Opening of Boquillas Border Crossing and Update to the Class B Port of Entry Description" (RIN1651-AA90) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8714	A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Applicable Federal Rates - January 2013" (Rev. Rul. 2013-1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 2012; to the Committee on Finance.Executive communication	Dec 21, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 112-53	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-20	Staff Report on Sanoffs Strategic Use of Third Parties to Influence the FDA	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	27	987	2	6	2	52	0	47	330	1
118th2023–2024	29	868	4	6	4	57	48	31	392	1
117th2021–2022	28	867	2	1	2	63	58	35	345	1
116th2019–2020	29	942	3	3	3	23	35	28	470	1
115th2017–2018	27	738	5	4	4	—	51	49	575	3
114th2015–2016	26	765	42	10	43	—	55	17	609	2
113th2013–2014	26	569	6	1	5	—	63	37	562	3
112th2011–2012	25	1,380	11	1	11	—	34	28	629	2
111th2009–2010	23	1,563	6	10	4	—	2	57	417	0
110th2007–2008	23	827	18	6	15	—	4	41	681	1
109th2005–2006	20	1,652	15	7	14	—	1	59	785	1
108th2003–2004	21	785	24	6	17	—	2	45	959	2
107th2001–2002	21	1,058	19	5	17	—	4	52	898	1

Membership changes 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 3, 2011	John Ensign R-NV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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